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    Remembrance Service at Dieppe Park

    RHLI soldiers will join vets to remember Dieppe Raid By Paul Morse The Hamilton Spectator (Aug 18, 2005) For decades, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry veterans have remembered the terrible toll their regiment paid on the bloodstained beaches of Dieppe with a march down Kenilworth Avenue. Now...
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    Why Use a Pick-up Truck

    Man loads down his small car with hundreds of pounds of lumber and other building supplies. From Urban Legends Reference Pages The stupidity of some people in this world never fails to amaze me. This attached picture is real -- not doctored in any way -- and was taken last week in Waldorf, MD...
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    The Hunting Trip

    Thanks to the Young family for sending in this one. :rock: These three attached photos show the boys back from their successful hunting trip and they are showing off their trophies and their guns. I have posted these not so much for their catch, but for the background area. I don't know who...
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    How to catch a thief!

    Money missing from the change machine??? The first picture shows a bird sitting on the change slot for the machine. The bird then went down into the machine to get the quarters. The last one shows a bird with three quarters in his beak and there was many birds working together. Once the thieves...
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    Woe to the Cormorant

    The Hamilton Spectator (Aug 8, 2005) I recently spent some time visiting the most beautiful spot on Hamilton Bay. The place is a little inlet just around Carrol's Point. It can be seen from the High Level Bridge with a good set of binoculars, or by boat which is by far the preferred route. It...
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    Hey where's my bike

    You left it at the Dynes :laugh: , hope it's there next week. I will get some good ones for ya. Just so everyone knows, Sprint is disabled and when I seen this bike last week on Bike Night, I had to show it to him. Fisrt time I have seen a Harley with a wheelchair sidecar.
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    Jim Finds Lady Hamilton

    BARB MCKAY The Hamilton Sun Sunday August 7th 2005 A ROUTINE dive turned into a great find for shipwreck hunter Jim Howlett. Howlett is a history buff who every summer puts on his snorkeling gear and sets out in search of shipwrecks. Three weeks ago, as luck would have it, he swam directly into...
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    Happy 40th Sharon P.

    Look who is 40 now, I'm getting old. Happy birthday Sharon. :birthday:
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    Annual Beach Reunion

    Annual Beach Reunion will be held at the Dynes (337 Beach Blvd) on Friday September 30th starting at 12 noon till when ever you feel like leaving. Please feel free to post any question or comments. See you there
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    Hamilton Street Guide

    Had this sent in, the Hamilton Street Guide lists all the sidestreets and Stations as they were back in 1940. Keep in mind that the Stations were removed a long time ago and many of the sidestreets were renamed when Hamilton annex the Beach Strip. This complimentary guide was given out by the...
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    HMCS Toronto

    Just in case you were not at the canal yesterday, the HMCS Toronto came through on one of it's many stops along the Great lakes. The Toronto(FFH333) is a Halifax class Guided Missile Patrol Frigate, the third ship for this class. She was commissioned in 1993 and serves in Maritime Forces...
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    Dynes Beach Cruise Day

    Beach Cruise day was a big success for everyone, a good band, nice cars and cold beers. :beer: Thanks to Kenny from the Canadian Street Rod Assoc. for all his efforts and hard work.:rock: I have attached some of the day's winners of the competition for best car in their category, the old white...
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    Dynes Beach Cruise Day

    Be at the Dynes on Saturday afternoon for Beach Cruise Day, there will classic cars on display and a competition for the best ones. Ronnie and the Rockets will be the musical guests, see you there.
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    Trailer Goes Over Skyway

    I didn't see anything in the Spec today, but yesterday a truck traveling northbound on the Skyway lost a trailer that was being towed and the trailer made it over the railing, then fell to the ground below. The trailer looked like it was equipment for sandblasting and vacuum removal. The Port...
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    Beach litter

    From today's Spec, ouch Beach litter had a dead goose, dead weasel ... By Cris Schryer, Hamilton (Jul 20, 2005) My husband and I recently moved here from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. My daughter and her family are here for a visit and yesterday we all went to Van Wagner's beach for a swim. To say...
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    Beach Garage Sale

    I don't walk the whole thing, I ride my bike. :D Lastly on the "vendors", look at the mess they leave behind and I wonder if they give some small donation to one of the great causes that this sale is supposed to be for?
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    Beach Garage Sale

    A few more, one from Operation Santa Clause and a couple from Lighthouse Lane. :D
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    Beach Garage Sale

    Some Pics from the Garage Sale I took a run up and down the Beach yesterday to have a look at the big sale and take a few pictures. I don't think it was as busy as past years, but it was still pretty crowded. With all the new houses, it look like there is a lot less room for the "vendors".
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    Beach Garage Sale

    Cathie Coward, the Hamilton Spectator HEAD FOR DEALS: Fun day at the beach Roxanne Kenner and Allen Green carry their garage sale bargains along Beach Boulevard yesterday.
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    Arcade Scores

    All the Arcade scores have been reset :devil: Sorry to those who have spent their whole life trying to win all the trophies. :2peace: The grand champion for for the first part of 2005 is......................... 1/ Kaoci 47 trophies 4865 mins 2/ Tuggle 25...
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